Arch supporter



A ril 24, 1928. 1,667,328

F. P. M CORD ARCH S UPPORTER Filed Jan. 25 192'? Atto r71 qy PatentedApr. 24, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE,

FRANK P. MCCORD, OF MEXICO, MISSOURI.

ARCH SUPPORTER.

Application filed January 25, 1927. .SerialNo. 163,401.

The present invention relates to an arch supporter and has for itsprime. object to provide a structurewhich may be incorporated in a shoefor supporting the arch and the metatarsal regions of the foot in anefficient and reliable manner.

A still further very important object of the invention lies in theprovision of a device of this nature which is simple in itsconstruction, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwisewell adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other ol jects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing a Figure l is a. side elevation of the arch supportembodying the features of my invention showing the manner in which thesame is positioned in a shoe,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the support,

Fig. 3 is a transverse section therethrough taken substantially on theline 3 3 of Fig. 2. Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seenthat thenumeral 5 denotes an elongated strip of flexible materialpreferably leather under which is secured an elongated strip of metallicmaterial 6 of a resilient nature by means of rivets 7 and 8. The flexible strip 5 extends beyond the forward end of the strip 6 and is cutaway at upper surface to form a metatarsal supporting hump 9 whichincludes a V shaped edge 10 and an arc-uate forward edge 11. The medianlongitudinal dimension of the hump 9 is angularly disposed to the medianlongitudinal dimension of the strip 6. The forward edge of the strip 6has a V-shaped notch 12 to receive the apex of the hump 9. The strip 6is bent longitudinally in an og'ee manner to form the forward upwardbowed portion 13 and .a downwardly rear bowed portion 14. Itwill thus benoted that the apex of the hump points towards the inner portion of thefoot, conforming to the angle of the foot and making the support for thefoot inthe metatarsal region and throwing the foot in natural position.lVings'15 extend laterally from the longitudinal edges and are formedintegrally with the strip 5 being much thinner than said strip 5 as isclearly seen in Fig. 3 of the. drawing. a

The support is mounted in the shoe as is illustrated to advantage in Fig. 1, that is. the rear portion thereof disposed in the heel andextends from the heel forwardly over the arch of the shoe to terminatebelow the metatarsal regionsof the foot. This arch support is to beplaced between the inner and outer soles of the shoe in the region ofthe instep, making a filler for the shoe, and the wings extend outwardlyon either side and are sewed between the inner and outer soles foranchoring the-arch.

It is thought that the construction, utility, and advantages of thisinvent-ion will now be apparent to those skilled in this art with out amore detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of theinvention has been disclosed in detailby way of example since in actualpractice it attains the features ofndvantage enumerated as desirable inthe statement of the invention and the above description; It will beapparent that changes in the details of constructioiu and in thecombination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of ltS. advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is An archsupport of the class described.

comprising a. flexible leather sheet and a superimposed resilientmetallic strip sew cured thereto, the leather sheet extending beyond theforward edge of the metallic strip and having a hump formed on the upperedge thereof provided with a V- shaped rear edge, the forward edge ofthe metallic strip being provided witha V- shaped notch to receivesaid'V-shaped edgm In testimony whereof I, affix my signature.

FRANK P. MCCORD.

